About Alex Hamer
Alex is an insurance and reinsurance lawyer with expertise in liability and first party coverages across a broad range of business classes. Recent work has related to technology products, commercial software, financial institutions, directors and officers, professional indemnity, commercial property, PA insurance and casualty reinsurance. His work involves both defence work, liability and coverage advice. He also advises on policy wordings and delivers seminars on general insurance and specific classes of business.
One of Alex’s specialisms is technology risks, encompassing technology products (software and hardware), IT errors and omissions and coverage advice. He chairs the firm’s Technology group which spans both the insurance and corporate sectors of the firm.
In relation to property, Alex has advised over the years on a range of significant coverage issues. He has also recently completed a study for property insurance clients on the implications of climate change.
Alex is also an experienced reinsurance practitioner and advises in relation to both treaty and facultative business.
Examples of relevant work
Henderson v Merrett Syndicates Ltd & Ors (HL) [1994]
Major telecoms provider – claim arising from military contract
Major financial institution – claim arising from insolvency of US company
International airport – loss arising from terminal construction defects
Software provider – claim arising from failed implementation
On 8 February 2011 the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) issued two monetary penalty notices for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act. Ealing Council and Hounslow Council were fined £80,000 and £70,000 respectively for the loss of two unencrypted laptops … read more
On 24 November the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) issued its first monetary penalty notices, marking the first use of this power since it became available to the ICO in April. The first monetary penalty, of £100,000, was issued to Hertfordshire … read more
